A crepe is a type of very thin, cooked pancake usually made from wheat flour. The word, like the pancake itself, is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning "curled." While crepes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France.

Ingredients

2 large eggs

1 cup (125 grams) of all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons (25 grams) sugar

a pinch of salt

1/3 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups (300 ml) milk

4 tablespoons (60 grams) unsalted butter

Steps

1

In a mixing bowl blend the eggs, flour, sugar, salt, vanilla, and milk.

2

Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan and add to the batter, whisking briefly until thin and smooth batter. Let the batter rest for about 20 minutes before using.

3

Melt the remaining butter and use to brush the crepes pan as necessary. If a black steel crepe pan is well seasoned, it will need little or no butter before receiving the batter. if it is not well seasoned, brush it thoroughly with butter before its use. Note: Crepes can also be made in a non-stick pan if desired.

4

Using a ladle, pour 1 ounce of batter into a very hot crepe pan, rapidly dipping and moving the pan in a figure 8 motion so that the batter spreads thinly and evenly over the surface.

5

Brown the crepe on one side about 40 seconds, turn with a narrow spatula to brown the other side. repeat with the rest of the batter.